Chicago, Illinois, United States, January 2026 — Mars has announced the appointment of Ankush Raisinghani as Senior Vice President Global Human Resources, effective January 2026. Based in Chicago, Ankush will play a key role in strengthening Mars’ global people strategy and advancing the organisation’s leadership priorities across its worldwide associate base.
With a distinguished career spanning over two decades across global HR leadership roles, Ankush brings deep experience in leading high-impact people transformations across North America, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and multiple high-growth consumer markets.
Before joining Mars, Ankush spent over 13 years with Kellogg Company, where he held a series of senior HR leadership roles across global regions. Most recently, he served as Vice President – HR, North America, leading people strategy for one of Kellogg’s largest markets. Prior to this, he served as Vice President HR – Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, based in Singapore, driving talent and organisational priorities across diverse and complex geographies. Earlier, he also held the role of Vice President HR – Asia Pacific, following his progression as Senior HR Director – Asia Pacific.
Prior to Kellogg, Ankush built a strong foundation at Procter & Gamble, where he spent nearly 14 years in progressive HR leadership roles across Asia. His assignments included serving as Associate HR Director, Beauty & Grooming, China in Guangzhou, and as Associate HR Director & Country HR Manager, Philippines in Manila. He also served as Country HR Manager, Thailand based in Bangkok, along with earlier leadership roles spanning Sales & Marketing HR, country HR leadership, and site HR responsibilities across Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Ankush began his HR career at P&G in India in Compensation & Benefits, based in Mumbai, building early expertise in core HR systems and people practices.
Ankush holds an MBA in HR from XLRI Jamshedpur and a Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.
With his global operating experience and deep understanding of business-led HR transformation, Ankush’s appointment is expected to further strengthen Mars’ people leadership as the organisation continues advancing its purpose-led culture grounded in its Five Principles.
About Mars
Mars is a purpose-driven global organisation with 170,000+ Associates, united by a shared commitment to build the world we want tomorrow. The company’s culture and growth philosophy are shaped by its enduring Five Principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom.
These principles guide Mars’ approach to leadership, consumer value, sustainable growth, and how it treats people—enabling the organisation to move quickly, invest for the long term, and strengthen its global impact through a high-performance, values-based culture.
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